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===='''Church Records'''==== | ===='''Church Records'''==== | ||
Church records are another source that may lead to information about your ancestor’s birth place. New immigrants generally attended the '''same church in the new country''' that they had in the old country. Church records can be found at FamilySearch | Church records are another source that may lead to information about your ancestor’s birth place. New immigrants generally attended the '''same church in the new country''' that they had in the old country. Church records can be found at FamilySearch and USGenWeb.org. | ||
===='''Relatives'''==== | ===='''Relatives'''==== | ||
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===='''Obituaries and Headstones'''==== | ===='''Obituaries and Headstones'''==== | ||
Obituaries are an excellent source of biographical information about immigrants. In addition to names and death dates, you can learn about '''surviving family members, church affiliations, spouses, parents, occupations, burial places, and hometowns in the old country'''. Even if a place of origin is not given, an obituary may provide additional research clues, such as the date or ship of immigration or traveling companions. Obituaries can be found at Newspaper Archives, Chronicling America, World Vital Records, USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project, Ancestry.com, and Fold3.com. Headstones might have immigration information, also. Headstones can be found at FamilySearch | Obituaries are an excellent source of biographical information about immigrants. In addition to names and death dates, you can learn about '''surviving family members, church affiliations, spouses, parents, occupations, burial places, and hometowns in the old country'''. Even if a place of origin is not given, an obituary may provide additional research clues, such as the date or ship of immigration or traveling companions. Obituaries can be found at Newspaper Archives, Chronicling America, World Vital Records, USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project, Ancestry.com, and Fold3.com. Headstones might have immigration information, also. Headstones can be found at FamilySearch and Ancestry.com. | ||
===='''Vital Records'''==== | ===='''Vital Records'''==== | ||
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==='''EMIGRATION OR DEPARTURE RECORDS:'''=== | ==='''EMIGRATION OR DEPARTURE RECORDS:'''=== | ||
In the 1800s, emigrants left from the major European ports of Liverpool, Le Havre, Bremen, Hamburg, and Antwerp. After 1880 immigrants came through Liverpool, Le Havre, Bremen, Hamburg, Naples, Rotterdam, and Trieste. Although the emigrants may have left through one of these ports, it does not necessarily mean they were from that city as they would travel from their hometown to the port. Some of the ports kept records of those who were leaving the country. Search emigration in the catalog at FamilySearch | In the 1800s, emigrants left from the major European ports of Liverpool, Le Havre, Bremen, Hamburg, and Antwerp. After 1880 immigrants came through Liverpool, Le Havre, Bremen, Hamburg, Naples, Rotterdam, and Trieste. Although the emigrants may have left through one of these ports, it does not necessarily mean they were from that city as they would travel from their hometown to the port. Some of the ports kept records of those who were leaving the country. Search emigration in the catalog at FamilySearch for Baden and Wuerttemberg, Germany, and Sweden for records on microfilm. | ||
===='''Online Emigration or Departure Records:'''==== | ===='''Online Emigration or Departure Records:'''==== | ||
*'''Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934''' (in German) at Ancestry.com includes records of nearly one-third of the people who emigrated from central and Eastern Europe from 1850 to 1934. | *'''Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934''' (in German) at Ancestry.com includes records of nearly one-third of the people who emigrated from central and Eastern Europe from 1850 to 1934. | ||
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